>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> mine is not as big as yours. >> it was a little different than the first time around. the presidential nominees came out swinging during the second round of their debate. mitt romney will be making a stop in northern virginia. good morning, washington. it's wednesday, october 17. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we will get straight to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> we have a beautiful start. it is chilly. starting with mostly clear

conditions. looking at temperatures, 49 at reagan national. at dulles, 39 degrees. 39 in gaithersburg and manassas. 37 in winchester. pretty dry. that's good. the express forecast, mostly sunny, 51 degrees by 9:00, 62 degrees by noon. partly cloudy and pleasant highs near 70. we will talk more about the changes with rainfall expected tomorrow coming up. first, traffic with angela. >> good morning. looking at overnight construction. on the beltway in virginia. in springfield, moving quite well despite the work zone on the inner loop which may slow you down briefly.

at braddock, stay to the left. and at leesburg pike, two left lanes closed. in montgomery county on the beltway, 190, looking good. all through montgomery county looking good. clearing an overnight work zone at university boulevard. >> a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near the gate of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost in eastern afghanistan. and afgh troops were injured mostly by falling debris. the taliban claimed responsibility. nato says the outpost was secured shortly after the blast. political experts and the public weighing in on last night's second debate between obama and romney. >> 46% of debate watchers said

the president was the winner. there's a seven point margin of error. the debate had its share of humor and heated moments. >> 45 seconds into his first answer, the president went after his opponent. >> governor romney said we should lead detroit go bankrupt. >> the president took detroit and chrysler bankrupt. >> so you actually did. >> that's the way it was much of the night. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> the republican challenger said the middle class has been crushed. >> what you are saying is 201223 million people struggling to find a job.

they have not put americans back to work. >> it took more than an hour for the debate to turn to foreign policy. the candidates argued about the administration's handling of the attack in libya that killed four americans. >> i want to make sure we get that for the record. it took the president 14 days before he called the attack an act of terror >> . get the transcript. >> he did, in fact sir. >> can you say that a little louder cany. >> and the president brought up a 47% comment. clare 20 said behind closed doors that 47% of the country and consider themselves victims who refused personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. >> this is the one and only town hall-style debate. next monday's debate will focus exclusively on foreign-policy.

abc news, new york. >> it's a busy day for both candidates. the president will travel to ottawa and ohio. the first lady michelle obama has an appearance on "live! with kelly and michael" and then will speak to voters in the big apple. vice president biden will campaign in colorado. romney will campaign in leesburg, virginia. paul ryan will be in ottawa with condoleezza rice. during last-- iowa. 500 people took part last night on our website. thank you to everybody who weigh in on it. >> rattled nerves in new england after an earthquake. buildings were damaged by the magnitude 4.0 quake centenear portland, maine. no reports of injury. it was felt as far away as connecticut. earthquakes are very rare in new england.

>> there will be a motion hearing today at fort meade for private first class bradley manning, the man accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks. he is scheduled to be tried in february. he's facing 20 charges including aiding the enemy. >> a memorial service being held today for a professor struck by a car and killed earlier this month. rhett leverett was walking his dog when the accident occurred. the driver suffered a medical emergency and ran his vehicle on the sidewalk. the victim was 60 years old. today's service will be held at marymount university in arlington at 11:30. >> two virginia hiker stranded in montana park are back home this morning. neal peckens and jason hiser arrived in richmond. there were found in a remote area where they had gone hiking. they did have the right equipment and used their outdoor

skills to survive. >> glad they are doing all right. a bombshell announcement from citigroup and. the the former fdic chairman says it's a good thing if. >> apple is ready to unveil another new product. let's get to ellen braitman in new york. >> it's official. apple has sent out invitations for what it's calling it a special event on the 23rd of this month. sources say it will be a smaller version of the ipad. the new model would be the first major change to the ipad line since it was introduced in 2010. citigroup's ceo exited the company yesterday and stands to forfeit cash and stocks from retention package unless the board decides to give. him give. he was-- unless the board decides to give him a payout.

66 million social security recipients can expect a small raised next year. the cost of living adjustment will be 1.7% compared to last year's adjustment compared to 2.6%. the best cities for trick-or- treating is out. that information coming up in the next hour. for now i'm ellen braitman reporting for abc 7 news. >> we will see you in the next hour. it is a little chilly this morning in the 40's and upper 30's. >> still to come new details on the meningitis outbreak. it has claimed another victim in virginia.

>> good morning, washington. i meteorologist jacqui jeras on this wednesday morning. you need a jacket or something. you might even want the hat and gloves. our satellite picture shows a touch of cloudiness. a little moisture coming from the south. a big storm system in the upper midwest. that will bring us a chance of showers by tomorrow. in the meantime, it is a cool start at 49 in the district.

in the 30's everywhere else. 39 at dulles and manassas, 37 in frederick, 43 degrees in culpeper. we will warm up quickly as the air is still pretty dry. 51 degrees at 9:00, 62 at noon, partly cloudy. pleasant conditions at 5:00 with 69 degrees. highs around 70 degrees. more details on the rainfall in a few minutes. first, a check on traffic and weather angela >> . good morning. moving quite well. just a minor trouble spot in maryland. we have a live view of 270 at 109. it appears the incident is prior to 109, on the right shoulder. just a brief delay. northbound 109 270 a work zone is still active and the right lane is blocked approaching blocked80. tramps -- approaching maryland

80, the right lane is blocked. no troubles on 66. eastbound lanes are open to gainesville and centreville and falls church, no delays. back to you. >> thank you. 4:43 is the time, 47 degrees. >> we are hearing from an outraged mother who says that her s

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>> and mid-county police investigating a deadly shooting. police were called to the parking lot of the golden shiner restaurant in old columbia pike and silver spring last night. the victim was not there when police arrived but officers found them a short distance away in burtonsville. two men were in the car with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

it's not known what led to the shootings. . no arrests have been a house fire in a fairfax county under investigation. the fire broke out around 6:30 last night in an abandoned home in centreville. it took firefighters an hour to get the flames under control. no one was injured. >> virginia reporting another death link to a phone call meningitis outbreak. the cdc says the outbreak has killed 15 -- 16 people and sickened hundreds of others. the massachusetts army may have violated federal laws and that has been -- is being investigated. >> monday afternoon wendy went to pick up her two-year-old from a daycare center in bethesda. he and other children had gotten

out of a fenced area and wandered across the street. when she realized what happened, she started yelling at one of the day care workers. >> what happened? you lost a full you are out of eight children. what happened? she did not have an answer. she just said i don't know. >> the school released a statement saying that it regrets the incident that occurred and that it has conducted an investigation and the teachers involved have been terminated. the northwestern high school wildcat's having their best season in years. >> the hyattsville school's playoff hopes are in jeopardy after the team forfeited two wins. one of the players was ineligible to play because he lived in areas zoned for another school. parents say he was not an impact player and the courts did not even know he was ineligible. prexy contributed to the wi>> if the

coaches knew about it and he contributed to the win that would've been a different situation. >> he used a false address. parents are planning to appeal the decision. >> county officials unveiling a new vending machine today in montgomery county that offers help rejoices at the county's executive office building on monroe st.. it's part of an overall plan to reduce obesity rates. about 54% of adults and 36% of children in montgomery county are overweight or obese. >> october is a breast cancer awareness month. we're asking for your help in supporting research. >> for every new fan of abc 7 news on facebook we will donate $1 to fund breast cancer research. we would love for you to share this with your friends and help us spread the word and support this life-saving cost. 4:49, 47 degrees

>> rise and shine. 4:52. >> is going to be a nice day. >> the details are as good today. there are changes tomorrow. chilly weather is the big headline this morning. it's cold out there. i just cranked up the heater in the weather center.

it's 39 degrees at dulles, 49 in the district, 37 in frederick. we don't really have frost. the main reason is we are just too dry. high pressure is controlling us today. a cold front will approach from the west. this will be a really windmaker. it will not be that strong when it gets here, but you will feel the breeze late tomorrow. today's forecast, partly cloudy, 65-71. we will stay warm through the rest of the week. the wet weather arrives late tomorrow and continues into friday. a nice weekend is ahead. i would like to reach out to you. follow me on twitter. it is national fossil day. let's head over to traffic with angela. >> we are starting off a little

chilly outside, but it's nice on the roads. that's a great thing. the early birds get the wide open roadways. let's give you a live look at the district on 395. southbound lanes looking pretty good making your way past the pentagon and continuing to the beltway in springfield. southbound 95, a work zone between warrenton road and franklin. northbound 95 looking pretty good with no delays. all your travel lanes are open heading into springfield and continuing on 395. earlier accident in maryland on the shoulder prior to 1-0909 and 270. looking good the bethesda and the beltway, no troubles. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. in entertainment news, you can say all the single ladies will

be watching the super bowl. >> it is because beyonce will be the halftime performer this year. the nfl confirmed the news yesterday after beyonce posted this photograph of herself on our website. you can see she's wearing the eye-black. of course the that's the date the super bowl is in new orleans. we will have to wait to see if maybe your husband will perform or members of her former group destiny's child. let's make it a half times spectacular. fans said goodbye to another celebrity on "dancing with the stars." >> kirstie alley had the lowest score after monday's performance and bristol palin. >> bristol. >> after the announcement she said she was happy with making it to the fourth week and had a great partner. she was a no show for the media

interview. her partner tried to explain her absence. >> i just think it's a lot right now. it is emotional. and we have a crazy schedule. we have to fly to new york. she's got to change and has a decrease your do right now. luckily, i don't have any hair so i said you go get dressed and i will take care of this. >> the remaining couples will have to dance and individual guilty pleasure dance and then special team dances, that's monday night at 8:00 on abc 7. >> the oscars continues for stars of the bachelorette shows. she has called off her engagement. they are at two different points in their lives right now, she says.

>> a very special invitation yesterday from one of our special guests. >> i would like to ask you if you would co-host with me one day. >> i would love to. that would be amazing, yes. let's definitely do that. we will hold him to it. we have that on camera. >> anderson was talking about how his show has changed and is more reactive this season and he surprised me. i was just waiting for him to be like psyche. >> she went crazy during the commercial break. >> its november 7.

we have set a date. mark your calendar. >> congratulations. we look forward to that. 4:58 right now. we have another couple hours. >> a new twist in the hunt for the significant other. the stra scott pelley: "you made on your investments, personally, about $20 million last year, and you paid 14% in federal taxes, that's the capitalains rate. is that

fair to the gu who o makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than you did? so you think iis fair?" romn: "yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth." lower tax rates for him...than us. is that the way to grow america? i'm barack obama, and i approve this message.